There's a reason people fight for party jollof rice at events especially weddings! Everybody wan do take away, why? because home made rice is not the same with party rice. There's something. Do you know the koko? I'll show you the koko. This is easy to make and you don't need plenty senrenren to cook it. You don't even need firewood! I will warn you in advance to do your cooking with non-stick pans if not prepare to scrub your pot after cooking. Special thanks to my friend Dee who showed me the way...You can choose to read the recipe or watch the video by clicking this link HERE
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Ingredients
Tomatoes
Fresh Pepper
Onions
Vegetable Oil
Rice
Peas (optional)
Tatashe
Knorr
Thyme
Curry
Salt
Method
- Blend fresh pepper, tomatoes, tatashe, onions till very smooth and then boil it till it is almost dry, like tomato puree.
- Cook your beef/chicken with your desired spices and fry thereafter
- The vegetable oil used to fry the beef, pour it into your cooking pot, add chopped onions, little knorr seasoning and fry till the onion is soft.
- Add the tomato paste to the hot oil and fry on low heat, add your knorr, thyme, a bit of curry and continue stirring till the 'stew' is cooked
- When the sauce is cooked (you can tell because the oil will settle on top the tomato paste), add water plus any stock you have to the paste and mix, enough water to cook the rice. Add knorr.
- Wash the rice and our into the pot, with a wooden spatula, aka omorogun aka tuni garri mix the d rice and 'stew' and taste for salt, if it is not enough, add some more. Don't per boil the rice.
- Cover the pot, increase the heat and let it buuuurn, let it buuuurrrn, let it buuurrrrrn (in Usher's voice)
- Don't be worried if the rice is burning, that is the 'KOKO'!
- Err...don't sha let it burn too much. Wisdom is principal.
- When the rice is almost cooked, reduce the heat so that it can simmer in the awesomeness of the burnt bottom pot.
- At this point you can add garden peas if you wish...and allow it to steam.
P.S : If you tried this recipe, let me know how it goes.
SERVE AND WASH THE POT!!!
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
Lol @ 'let it burn' This recipe is God sent. I'm a sucker for jollof rice and I really wanted to make some dis weekend. I'd try it and let u know
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. Now I feel bad for screaming at my niece, fresh from Naija, a few months when she almost burned down my house and ruined my good pot.
DeleteLolz at washing of the pot.everybody loves party rice. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHahaha! @ 'let it buuuurn'. Sisi Yemmie you are too much!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe, I'll try it this way the next time I cook jollof. ;)
lol....i realized that a while back too that if u "let it buuuuurn"(usher style too..lmao!!)it comes out just like party rice...and yes ooo non-stick only if not ehn sai gobe to ur pot niyen oo
ReplyDeletelolol...I can cook party jollof oh,another secret is using the stock,that water from the chicken and meat you cooked to cook the rice and I agree sha,that let it burn is a gbam.
ReplyDeleteYea, this is how I cook my jollof rice and it comes out great.
ReplyDeleteYeah, me too, but I don't let it BURN BURN sha.
Deletelool @ "let it burn" Don't DON'T DON'T change ur writing style :)
ReplyDeleteI am planning to make J-rice this morning! thanks a lot for sharing the recipe, will let you know how it turns out :D
Awesome! I tot u have to parboil the rice so it doesnt become sticky..
ReplyDeletemine doesn't get sticky when I don't perboil too...Just gives it that party consistency :)
Deletei just tried the recipe..and its sooo nice..everione at home is screaming wondering how i did it..
DeleteHahhahaha... this is interesting, I actually make every effort to avoid burning my jollof. The secret for me is in the oil mix and alubasa frying (onion). I have to try this burning thingy ooooo. lol.
ReplyDeletelol @ let it burn.....stumbled on ur blog somewhere(can't remember where) but i totally love it.im definately goin to try this out soon
ReplyDeletelol. this is the way i cook it too but i always parboil...and i let it burn too.lol
ReplyDeletelol. this is the way i cook my jollof rice except i always parboil...and i let it burn too
ReplyDeleteLmao..let it burn baby!!! Nyce , will def try it. I always perboil d rice, will do other wise. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWallahi Tallahi, my handsome brother must to marry u oooo
ReplyDeleteHey! I tried it.. tastes good! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! I love positive feedback!
Deletewill definitely try this..from my past experiences the bottom part of the rice starts burning when the rice isn't soft :(
ReplyDeletethanks yemisi
It doesn't matter if it starts burning from the beginning. If it does, let it burn some more then lower the heat to the minimum and let the steam cook the rice.
Deleteu dis sisi will not kill person sha....
ReplyDeletelol @ let it burn....that must be the secret right?
lol@ serve and wash the pot.....before nko? wont we wash the pot?
thanks for sharing,i actually have all the ingredients at my disposal, so im gonna try it out asap and get back to u..
keep up ur writing style, u always bring smile to my face and laughter to my heart.
three gbosas for u!!!
awwww....thank you so much! x
DeleteYemmie i thought per boiling is ideal for cooking jollof rice since it makes it easier to cook after mixing with your sause...right?
ReplyDeleteIt is ideal, but if you don't par boil, you will get the party effect :)
Deletei have carried a major last on this!!!!! next sunday dey sha!
ReplyDeleteI have carried a major last on this one!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMhen... i want the party rice effect too ohh...(tried all avenues) But am afraid I go over burn the rice chai...
ReplyDeletewill try and let you know..
thanks..xxx
food looks good and appetizing.. ohh... yum yum..
ReplyDeleteVery yum!
ReplyDeleteVery yum!
ReplyDeleteHello, am i such a bad cook? I used all the ingredients and followed the recipe but it tastes like konkosion! This is really poor! Thanks anyway. guess I wasn't born to cook!
ReplyDeleteHahahhahaha! this made me laugh so hard at work. I would give it a try this weekend
ReplyDeletei thot we were supposed to cook the washed rice in the blended tomatoes,pepper and onions after mixing it with seasoned stock?ok o.wud try,i gats to get that party effect.
ReplyDeleteJus tried ur recipe,Fantastic I must say. My Hubby has bin hailing me. Nice1 babe. Nd pls more recipe for oda food. Thx luv
ReplyDeleteMay God bless u for this recipe! Tried it last sunday and it was d bomb!!!! Seem me feeling like a Jollof rice guru when my folks ate it....as per Easter sunday today, na im I dey prepare....cant wait to serve lunch! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMay God bless u for this recipe! Tried it last sunday and it was d bomb!!!! Seem me feeling like a Jollof rice guru when my folks ate it....as per Easter sunday today, na im I dey prepare....cant wait to serve lunch! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAmen! Thank you dear
Deletethis recipe is spot on, came out perfect!
ReplyDeleteIm glad it did I! I've been getting very fantastic feedback!
DeleteI cannot continue to eat this rice without telling you how great it turned out! Thanks for this recipe. Come and join me..
ReplyDeleteI cannot continue to eat this rice without telling you how great it turned out! Thanks for this recipe. Come and join me..
ReplyDeleteLET IT BURN!!!!!!!! Ha! You know I'm going to try this one right? But to be on the safe side I'll do very small amount, if it goes right then I'm about to be burning rice left right and center (lol)
ReplyDeletePRaise the Lord, PRrrrraaiiiseee the Lord! My people. You know when something good happens to you, you should testify to the Lord's goodness. I gave this recipe a try and I can say that I am not going back! Kai! Indeed, LET-IT-BURN, last last, powdered bleach will remedy the pot. It was marvelous in my sight and on my palate. This recipe IS THE TRUTH!
ReplyDeleteExactly, this is the truth and indeed has set my kitchen free .lol, getting it burnt is the real party rice. Thanks dearie pls many more recipes.
ReplyDeleteLizzy.
Plz. We do get dry tartarshe
ReplyDeleteLOL @"wisdom is principal"....
ReplyDeleteI never seem to get Jollof rice right, i go try this ya style
ever tried spring onions instead of the normal bulb onion tastes amazing
ReplyDeleteI did try this... And my pot is still soaking :) I Let it buuuurrrrnnnnnn..... And it came out great!!!! I've never made jollof rice that good! Ever! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteJust found your blig today, u are hilarious, omg, let it burn(in usher's voice), seriously???!!!, I cook my jollof rice dis way, my sis in law enjoys d burnt taste but lways complains wen it's cookin, sayin every 5secs Babe Half d rice is burnt, *eyes rolling*.Thank God someone agrees with my let it burn style.
ReplyDeleteI might be commenting in 2013. Yemi you are one hillarious somebody! Are you kidding me....let it burrrrrrrnnnnnn!!!
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Thank you for this recipe and the fried stew. It was like killing two birds with one stone. I don't know you but God bless and your family. Amen because If you know how many 'methods' I had tried before finding your own ehn. Ok I'm beginning to write epistle. Thanks, keep doing you.
ReplyDeleteHey sisi yemmie, I love your recipes! Would it be too much to ask for measurements, just for those of us that are not able to gauge by sight only. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHey sisi yemmie, I love all your recipes! Would it be too much to ask for measurements, for those of us that are not able to gauge by sight only. I know its very unNigerian but I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMehnn, will try this 2mao and let it burn burn burn and burn. Thx ooo.
ReplyDeletei did this over the weekend and everyone loved it! God bless for this recipe! please share more!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! i made this for sunday lunch and it turned out perfect. I even had to make two sets cause everyone kept asking for more. God bless u for this recipe!!!
ReplyDeleteMy mum usually puts the pot in the oven for the rice to cook to avoid the rice from burning...maybe this recipe will change her mind about letting in burrrnnn....lol. Thank you Sisi for this, i've saved d recipe :D...will give you feedback!
ReplyDeleteSisi Yemmie, ha, ha? Shey Na recipe u dey share or comedy? No matter Hw serious your write up is supposed to be, you still make me laff with all those your jara pidgin and funkisized Yoruba slangs. I admire you sha, nice recipe, blog on point#
ReplyDeleteToday is my wedding anniversary. I'm so going to try this...I hope it works!
ReplyDeleteYou are an Amazing person sisi yemmie.thanks a lot for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHonestyl, I would love a video on how to prepare this. Looks sooooo good! chai!! :(
ReplyDeleteNice 1 sisiyemmie, I don dey look 4 dis recipe since but dear, u said we should non-sticky pots. Ll dt give d burn burn effect sha
ReplyDeleteBabe, it burn burn burn & d aroma is amazing. Thank u so much.God bless u so much.d aroma na party tins.my husband ll love it
ReplyDeleteLet it burn!!!! Absolutely love it. We included it in our essentail Nigerian dishes post: http://dvees.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/10-essential-nigerian-dishes-to-know-part-1/#more-820
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time am writing a comment, I must say am grateful for coming across your recipes. You must be a very wonderful cook. Thanx for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the way that meat looks
ReplyDeleteYummy
even though I prefer chicken
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I like you...you're funny :)
ReplyDeleteMy son loved the rice so much. Now I can rest from party takeaway
ReplyDeleteI just tried the rice baby and it was definitely on point...my Asian flatmate kept saying ur food is burning and I always replied...let it burn
ReplyDeleteI just finished cooking my rice and I let it burn, burn, burn. Thank you Sisi Yemmie for sharing this recipe, I've never cooked jollof rice so tasty.
ReplyDeleteIt's 2016 now and I still visit this post I found in 2013..hehe
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice one , more power to your energy .
ReplyDeleteI love u so much namesake....kisskiss...this is my style of cooking....ewwwww to parboiled rice jollof...for me,this recipe is d KOKO...the natural and real Jollof!!!😘😘😘
ReplyDeleteI couldn't stop laughing at the "let it burn" part. And some people's comment here is something else. You guys are comedians in disguise o
ReplyDeleteHello sisi yemmie dis recipe is so wow it came out perfectly thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhhhh Sisi, the rice speaks volumes, thank you for the recipe. People were asking for more. Chai, e sweeeeeeeeet, forget matter.
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